http://disqus.com/by/catherinebalboni/enFri, 10 Apr 2009 10:17:59 -0000http://receiver.tumblr.com/post/94850080#comment-8053981<p>well geek more, cause he has my cell number too. he's crushin on me hardcore. did i mention he's like fourteen?</p>catherine-eliseFri, 10 Apr 2009 10:17:59 -0000http://nerdyandflirty.com/post/93725598#comment-7936766<p>hey chica, just wanted to let you know i used to live in central square about a year ago. it is a really nice area outside of where the T is, and it's safe in the sense that i never felt endangered, however when you get dressed up to go out and walk by the homeless dudes you will get catcalled to death. not sure if kendall square has that issue too. try apartment rental experts in central square if you're looking for a studio of your own, they found me a great place, and seen to have a local tie to the landlords. my place was a steal...the landlord had put in an entire new kitchen with new appliances and not raised the rent!!</p><p>im sure you'll find something wonderful, just get your money together and start looking as soon as you can, as the great and affordable places are coming on the market right now. :)</p><p>good luck!!</p>catherine-eliseTue, 07 Apr 2009 10:03:07 -0000http://receiver.tumblr.com/post/92615924#comment-7797246<p>hahah you are welcome!</p><p>yeah, i saw it all huge on the dashboard and was like whooooaaa too big and resized it haha, but shpanx!</p>catherine-eliseFri, 03 Apr 2009 13:11:03 -0000http://catherine-elise.tumblr.com/post/89750990#comment-7501230<p>aww thank youu!</p>catherine-eliseWed, 25 Mar 2009 15:29:04 -0000http://krazykarot.tumblr.com/post/89560995#comment-7485275<p>yes, they're a larger company that have places all over boston. email me at catherine.elise.mail@gmail.com and i'll be happy to send you the link :)</p><p>and congrats!</p>catherine-eliseTue, 24 Mar 2009 23:16:27 -0000http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/83874183#comment-6923211<p>if you brush his teeth already, try switching dog foods (ask your vet obv) they can probably recommend something over the phone. a great daily food is 'td', which may require a prescription, but is just a regular food, but is made in larger pieces, meant to help tartar and such every time he eats. i give my cat the feline version, and she gobbles it up, most pets love the taste. i've found that works better than feeding greenies, and may help erode some of the plaque buildup that's hard to brush away.</p><p>good luck!</p>catherine-eliseThu, 05 Mar 2009 16:44:03 -0000http://iamcharlotteaddams.tumblr.com/post/82576609#comment-6747281<p>right now it's a student project. but give it a little time, you know it's gonna get snapped up to get developed for merchandising. but yeah, wow huh.</p>catherine-eliseSun, 01 Mar 2009 14:19:58 -0000http://prideofboston.tumblr.com/post/81437424#comment-6615626<p>while he was a huge douchebag, he was a friend of my friend, and seeing as im not a bitch, i was being courteous. please don't talk about things you don't know about.</p>catherine-eliseWed, 25 Feb 2009 12:24:58 -0000http://catherine-elise.tumblr.com/post/80688558#comment-6533593<p>awww thank you!!! this is definitely my best work...cough cough hahaha</p>catherine-eliseMon, 23 Feb 2009 18:11:22 -0000http://prideofboston.tumblr.com/post/78663670#comment-6292401<p>he's telling you to get me my steak n cheeseee!!!!</p>catherine-eliseSun, 15 Feb 2009 21:51:32 -0000http://catherine-elise.tumblr.com/post/77969633#comment-6235002<p>hahaha you're wonderful, thank you!!</p><p>im guessing that's not the official reason, but it'll do just fine :)</p>catherine-eliseFri, 13 Feb 2009 04:33:04 -0000http://catherine-elise.tumblr.com/post/77284401#comment-6149412<p>thank you!!!</p>catherine-eliseTue, 10 Feb 2009 17:40:31 -0000http://allthingsalishan.tumblr.com/post/76213083#comment-6121088<p>yes, if you like hazelnut and chosolate and heavenliness :)</p>catherine-eliseMon, 09 Feb 2009 15:14:09 -0000http://prideofboston.tumblr.com/post/76331874#comment-6062848<p>awwww thanks...im blushing :)</p>catherine-eliseSat, 07 Feb 2009 01:11:18 -0000http://catherine-elise.tumblr.com/post/73856300#comment-5629627<p>ooh! looks great, thanks for the info!!</p>catherine-eliseWed, 28 Jan 2009 18:22:17 -0000http://nerdyandflirty.com/post/73857639#comment-5629674<p>you're so welcome! i'm glad you were able to too!!</p>catherine-eliseWed, 28 Jan 2009 18:21:15 -0000http://nerdyandflirty.com/post/73857639#comment-5628282<p>YAYYY! congratulations!!!</p><p>ps best investment i ever made was a 99 cent little green slotted ball with a jingle bell inside of it from petsmart. my kitty will legitimately play fetch with it.</p><p>can't wait to see him!</p>catherine-eliseWed, 28 Jan 2009 17:26:26 -0000http://nerdyandflirty.com/post/73377432#comment-5567627<p>heyy don't mean to butt in, but i've worked at an animal ER and a cat hospital (as well as rescuing my own kitty) and i just wanted to tell you a couple things in case they help you in your search :)</p><p>if you really want to rescue (which i would definitely recommend) there are people on cragslist that either have a cat that had kittens that they can't keep, or got one for their kid and it didn't work out etc. you can also call vets and see if they have any. very often they may have someone come in and ask if they take in cats, and even if they don't, they may keep the contact info in case anyone is interested. the boston cat hospital in kenmore square is a good place to call about that.</p><p>obviously, its always better if you can rescue a cat (and the ones at the mspca are sooo adorable!) but, if you do need to do something via a breeder, a couple things to check and ask, to be sure they know what they're doing, aren't breeding siblings, etc.</p><p>go to their house or wherever they keep the kittens. be very critical if they seem nervous or are hiding things. good breeders will understand and want you to feel comfortable with your decision. ask to meet the mother and the father of the kittens, if possible. if you can't find out what breed they are, any kind of health issues they're had, and how old they are. if they are older than five years, they should not be breeding them. research the parent breeds, and make sure their temperament and any predominant senile health issues are okay with you.</p><p>when you do decide to adopt, the breeder should have provided a vet appointment including a first set of shots. you should also look or ask about what their policy is should something happen within a months or two of adoption that is not genetic. i.e. worms, fleas, a sickness that the vet will be able to tell you is environmental, and will have stemmed from them. are you going to have to pay? most good breeders will have a period where things like this are covered by them should they happen.</p><p>and when you finally take home your little kitty, take him or her STRAIGHT to a vets appointment. precaution is in your own best interest here. just get a full checkup and make sure you're not bringing anything home thats not furry and cute (fleas in a home are nottt fun, trust me!)</p><p>it's a hard things to do when a very adorable little kitten is in front of you and you're weary about the breeder, to walk away. but trust me, it will save you money and stress in the long run, and not give money to someone not doing the right thing.</p><p>if i can help you in any other way, please feel free to email me. catherine.elise.mail at gmail...i've been on the bad side of this, so i hope this helps you stay out of that. good luck!!! looking forward to pics!! :)</p><p>catherine</p>catherine-eliseMon, 26 Jan 2009 22:34:53 -0000http://kari-shma.tumblr.com/post/72557053#comment-5492821<p>if you leave it charging all the time, the battery will slowly crap out on you. mine now lasts a whole two minutes unplugged before dying. try letting it go all the way dead before charging it again and then unplug once it gets back up to full. im not a computer person, but that's what my friend told me, sadly it as too late for mine :(</p>catherine-eliseFri, 23 Jan 2009 08:53:08 -0000http://housewife.tumblr.com/post/72503796#comment-5489953<p>i likes it.</p><p>there's a threshold we all have with potentially addicting things, and once we reach that threshold by free will, our body chemistry actually changes and we are not longer using free will.</p><p>you're gonna gets an a pluuuussss! hehe</p>catherine-eliseFri, 23 Jan 2009 02:09:26 -0000http://housewife.tumblr.com/post/72489868#comment-5489405<p>heyaa, thought id add my two cents for you, seeing as before i discovered interior design, i was in the process of a psychology degree intending to be an addiction specialist.</p><p>so this is my thought: there are two aspects to addiction, physical and mental. no matter what addiction you're talking about, be it drugs, alcohol, food, starvation (eating disorders), anything, they have two aspects. it's such a hard thing to quantify the physical effects, which is why addictions are so hard to treat. in almost any person that has a true addiction, meaning, the thing which they choose has taken precedent over things like responsibilities, friends, family, food, home, etc., there is some sort of physical, chemical response to the addicted person indulging in the addiction. so my thought is, addiction is definitely a disease when it's true addiction, but it's about properly classifying what is an addiction, and when the person is truly addicted. someone not being able to stop themselves on a few shopping sprees is hard to classify as shopping addiction, as a disease, without finding out chemically what's going on when they indulge in the shopping behavior. often in addictions like this, there are underlying psychiatric issues like OCD, anxiety, depression, bipolar, etc. and the shopping is not the actual disease, but a side effect of the real issue, and a way of that person attempting to self-medicate.</p><p>sidenote, as an example: those who have eating disorders that are below medically acceptable body weight and BMI indexes, have a decrease in serotonin...so basically, the low body weight decreases happiness chemicals, which plays a large part in the depression they experience, which plays a large part in the emotional issues of that addiction. so this is where i feel like, as far as something like health insurance is concerned, it is an addiction that is no longer in their control, therefore, it's a medical disease.</p><p>hope that makes some sense and helps you out. feel free to email me if you need more input :) catherine.elise.mail at gmail.</p><p>good luck on the paper!! </p>catherine-eliseFri, 23 Jan 2009 01:12:29 -0000http://thiscollegelife.net/post/71264971#comment-5322824<p>i live for that three seconds at the end where you break character. id give my first born child for an episode of just fuckups. im sure you have two or three lying around? pweetty pweeaaaseeee?</p>catherine-eliseMon, 19 Jan 2009 00:18:10 -0000http://catherine-elise.tumblr.com/post/70079908#comment-5086643<p>i know, he does a mean london bridge. im a lil jealous honestly.</p>catherine-eliseMon, 12 Jan 2009 23:19:54 -0000http://threedotdash.tumblr.com/post/69180242#comment-5065424<p>not sure if they're still doing it, but for a while you could get a free one from joining the official group on facebook. i did. it came. its amazing.</p>catherine-eliseSun, 11 Jan 2009 22:36:55 -0000